In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BEDUCKED
Verb
beducked
simple past tense and past participle of beduck
Source: Wiktionary
BEDUCK
Be*duck", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beducked (.]
Definition: To duck; to put the head under water; to immerse. "Deep himself beducked." Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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